Wang Yaping With Water Sphere

This screengrab from television taken on June 20, 2013 shows female astronaut Wang Yaping, one of the three crew members of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft, making…Read More »

a water ball in space during a lecture to students on Earth, aboard China's space module Tiangong-1. Less «

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Astronaut Wang Yaping Delivers Lecture From Space

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This screengrab from television taken on June 20, 2013 shows female astronaut Wang Yaping, one of the three crew members of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft, giving…Read More »

a lecture to students on Earth aboard China's space module Tiangong-1. Less «

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Wang Yaping's Space Lecture Appears on Screen

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On the morning of June 20, 2013, China successfully delivered a space lesson for the first time. The astronauts aboard Tiangong 1 space lab illustrated…Read More »

some basic physical experiments in microgravity for Chinese youth. Less «

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China's 1st Space Lecture Preparations

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A video screengrab shows the Chinese astronauts aboard space station Tiangong-1 prepare for the space lecture to be delivered by Wang Yaping on June 20, 2013.

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China's 1st Space Lecture Preparations #2

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A video screengrab shows the Chinese astronauts aboard space station Tiangong-1 prepare for the space lecture to be delivered by Wang Yaping on June 20, 2013.

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Long March 2F Liftoff

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A Long March 2F rocket carries China's Shenzhou 10 mission to space June 11, 2013.

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Shenzhou 10 Launch

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Three Chinese astronauts blasted into space June 11, 2013 on the nation's fifth manned space mission.

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Shenzhou 10 Onboard Cameras

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Cameras onboard the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft capture this view looking back toward Earth as the vehicle blasts into space.

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Shenzhou 10 Liftoff

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Shenzhou 10 marks China's fifth manned space mission.

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China's Mission Control

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A view inside China's Mission Control center in Beijing during the Shenzhou 10 launch June 11, 2013.

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Escape Tower Ejection

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The Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 10 mission ejects its emergency escape tower during launch.

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China's Next Piloted Space Mission, Shenzhou 10

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China's next piloted space mission, Shenzhou 10, will carry three astronauts to a now-orbiting space module.

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Shenzhou 10 Atop Long March 2F Rocket

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The Shenzhou 10 spaceship atop its Long March 2F rocket booster has been rolled out to launch pad.

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Chinese Astronaut Nie Haisheng

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Nie Haisheng, a veteran Chinese astronaut, will be among the three-person crew of China’s fifth manned space mission. The Shenzhou 10 flight is scheduled…Read More »

to launch June 11. Nie previously flew on China’s Shenzhou 6 flight in October 2005. Less «

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Chinese Astronaut Wang Yaping

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Wang Yaping is due to become China’s second woman astronaut when she launches as part of the three-person crew of Shenzhou 10.

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Chinese Astronaut Zhang Xiaoguang

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Zhang Xiaoguang, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force pilot, will be making his first trip to space on the Shenzhou 10 mission.

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Long March 2F Rocket First & Second Stage Launchers

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The first- and second-stage launchers of the Long March 2F rocket, which will carry China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, are placed at the Jiuquan Satellite…Read More »

Launch Center for further testing in Jiuquan, northwest Gansu province. The Long March 2F rocket, delivered to the center on May 2, is technologically advanced and more reliable compared to the one that carried the Shenzhou 9. Slated for blastoff, perhaps in early June, Shenzhou 10 was delivered to the launch center on March 31. Less «

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Long March 2F Rocket First Stage Launcher

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Staff members hoist the first-stage launcher of the Long March 2F rocket, which will carry China's new piloted spacecraft Shenzhou 10, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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Test of Shenzhou Capsule Recovery

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Recent test of Shenzhou capsule recovery in the event of a water landing.